{"id":286891,"date":"2023-08-25T12:06:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=286891"},"modified":"2023-08-27T11:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:53:36","slug":"federal-agency-sues-las-vegas-restaurants-for-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/federal-agency-sues-las-vegas-restaurants-for-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Agency Sues Las Vegas Restaurants for Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed four lawsuits this week alleging sexual harassment at Las Vegas restaurants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_286893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286893\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-286893 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bouchon-858x481.jpg\" alt=\"Bouchon at The Venetian\" width=\"858\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bouchon-858x481.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bouchon-430x241.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bouchon.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-286893\"class=\"text-description\">Bouchon at the Venetian is one of four Las Vegas restaurants sued this week for sexual harassment by the federal government. (Image: The Venetian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lawsuits filed in US District Court against Bouchon, Nevada Restaurant Services Inc., Mariscos El Puerto, and La Catrina alleged sexual harassment toward employees by owners, supervisors and management, co-workers, and\/or customers, according to a press release from the federal agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Bouchon operates Bouchon at the Venetian, the upscale French restaurant opened by Chef Thomas Keller in 2004, where the EEOC said both female and male employees were harassed \u201con a daily basis,\u201d and \u201csome employees who complained faced retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nevada Restaurant Services, the owner and operator of the Dotty\u2019s gambling parlor chain and the Laughlin River Lodge hotel-casino, \u201ctolerated sexual harassment\u201d since at least 2018, the EEOC alleged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even after complaints of harassment were made to human resources, Nevada Restaurant Services failed to address and correct the harassment, which forced some employees to quit as their only way of avoiding the harassment,\u201d the EEOC alleged in its release.<\/p>\n<h2>Harassment Charges Filed against Mariscos El Puerto<\/h2>\n<p>In a separate case against the off-Strip Mariscos El Puerto restaurant and La Catrina Bar, the EEOC alleged verbal harassment and physical assault against gay and lesbian employees, according to the release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits a hostile work environment based on sex, including sexual harassment, as well as retaliation against individuals who complain about sexual harassment or engage in other protected activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens in Vegas, does not stay silent in Vegas,\u201d Michael Mendoza, director of the EEOC\u2019s Las Vegas office, said in a statement. \u201cThere are consequences for these actions and the EEOC will not sit by idly as employers allow their workers to be harassed by colleagues, supervisors, and even the customers. This should serve as a wake-up call for employers. The EEOC will hold you accountable for violating federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all the cases, the EEOC said it sued after first attempting to reach a prelitigation settlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed four lawsuits this week alleging sexual harassment at Las Vegas restaurants. 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